Local currency lending increased 1.3% (+0.8% in real terms) on the month in March, while foreign currency lending grew 0.9% when expressed in lei and by 0.5% when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with March 2018, private lending in Romania grew 7.7% (+3.5% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 11.3% (+7% in real terms), and foreign currency lending grew by 1.4% when expressed in lei and declined 0.8% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON330.84 billion in March, 0.7% lower than in February, the data showed.
Deposits grew 9% (+4.7% in real terms) in March compared with March 2018.
Government credit grew 2.3% in March compared with February, to RON103.39 billion. Compared with March 2018, government credit grew 4.4% in nominal terms and by 0.4% in real terms.